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FG may name National Stadium after Keshi
There are strong indications that the Federal Government may name one of the National Stadiums after the late soccer legend, Stephen Keshi.
Ripples Nigeria scooped that the Abuja National Stadium and the National Stadium, Lagos, where Keshi made a big mark were being considered.
“The final decision rest with the Federal Government but the family is aware that there are such plans”, a family source informed.
According to the burial arrangement, the family have agreed that Keshi’s body will lie in state at the National Stadium in Abuja, from where it would be moved to Benin City for another lying in state. From the Edo state capital, the body will move to the Delta State capital Asaba, from where it will make its final journey to Illah for burial.
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Meanwhile, veteran sports journalist, Mitchel Obi, and former internationals, Peter Rufai, Joseph Yobo, Austin Eguavoen, Austin Okocha and Victor Ikpeba are in the Stephen Keshi burial committee constituted by the Federal Ministry of Sports and Youth Development, reports owngoalnigeria.com.
Also in the panel is former Nigeria Football Federation Media Officer, Austin Mgbolu, as well as representatives of the Edo and Delta states’ governments.
The report revealed that the Ministry of Youth and Sports would also appoint its representative in the committee, which will be chaired by the minister, Solomon Dalung.
The NFF has a representative in the committee, which also has two members of the Keshi family in the panel for the burial slated for the weekend of July 27 to 29 in IIIah, Delta State.
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